Morning Brief reader Dick in Illinois writes in to ask "Where does 'cats and dogs,' describing heavy rain, come from?" Meteorologist Tiffany Savona: Growing up, I would hear my parents say, “It's ...

Once a tropical storm's wind speed hits 74 mph or more, it becomes a hurricane and is categorized using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which ranks hurricanes from Category 1 to Category ...

I think lives could be saved by adding a flood risk to the Saffir-Simpson scale. For example Hurricane Florence at landfall could have been a Cat 1 for wind and a Cat 4 for flooding." ...

The traditional Saffir-Simpson scale categorizes hurricanes on a 1 to 5 rating system based on maximum sustained wind speed, with a Category 5 bearing winds of at least 157 mph.

Tropical systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center will be classified as depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes based on their intensity. Here’s how the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane S… ...

How much damage can a Category 1 hurricane do vs. a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale? Plus examples of each that have hit Florida over the years.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The hurricane scale: It runs Category 1-5 based on wind speeds. But that could change.

"The Saffir-Simpson Scale tells you peak wind (associated with a tropical storm or hurricane) but it may not be that over your community. It doesn't allow you to evaluate the risk to yourself.

The Saffir-Simpson scale matches wind speeds with examples of the type of damage and impacts those winds could cause in the USA. In general, damage rises by about a factor of four for every ...

The Saffir-Simpson scale matches wind speeds with examples of the type of damage and impacts those winds could cause in the USA. In general, damage rises by about a factor of four for every ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – As of Tuesday morning, Hurricane Milton is a Category 4 storm, but it spent part of Monday as a Category 5 storm, the highest possible on the Saffir-Simpson strength scale.